Egypt Safari Holidays…

Egypt at its best on a luxurious Nile cruise.

On the banks of the River Nile are the world’s finest ancient temples, tombs and palaces, wonderfully preserved in the utterly dry climate. Karnak Temple in Luxor is half a mile long with enormous statues of pharaohs, immense temple chambers and its 134 columns each measuring 200 feet high. Standing there dwarfed by 5,000 year old architecture you can let your imagination run and almost hear the priests chanting incantations and see Ramses III making his way in splendour through the temple courts.

All the more important is that you are not being jostled by coach loads of tourists or struggling to hear your guide at the back of a yellow hat tour group. This is why Africa Exclusive always arranges a private guide for you so you can visit each place at the quietest times, stay as long as you like, and enjoy his undivided attention. The less busy places are often the most interesting, such as the richly decorated tombs of the artisans, who decorated the Pharaohs’ tombs and treated each other to richly illustrated tombs. The Dharshur pyramids receive a tiny fraction of the tourists, who visit the more famous Giza pyramids, yet they are beautiful and you can even descend bent double down a shaft into the cavernous triangular tomb inside – an awe inspiring experience.
One of the best ways to enjoy the Nile and visit magnificent temples is by cruise boat. Again, most of them cram as many people as possible on board, so Africa Exclusive only uses four of the finest, like the Alexander the Great with spacious all suite accommodation, which has a magnificent restaurant and even a gym and spa to enjoy as you cruise in high style from Aswan to Luxor on one of the world’s great rivers. When you arrive in Luxor don’t rush, but relax for a few days at the Al Moudira Boutique Hotel with its delicious cuisine and magnificent pool. In Cairo, stay at the Mena Palace where the suites have views of the Great Pyramid so close you feel you could almost touch it.
If you’d like to relax and try some world class scuba diving you can hop over to the Red Sea, or if you fancy a quiet few days by the Mediterranean take a first class train ride down to Alexandria. Egypt is one of those places that you simply have to see. When you do, make sure you see it in privacy and style so call us now to plan your step back in time to the Land of the Pharaohs.

Egypt Highlights

Pyramids

The word Egypt immediately conjures up visions of towering orange pyramids set in the vast dusty desert, probably one of the most iconic images of the country. Visiting the pyramids you’ll be in awe of their sheer enormity.

Cruising the Nile

Cruising the famous River Nile is one of the best ways to explore Egypt. You’ll have superb accommodation (because here at Africa Exclusive we only use the very finest boats), complete with spacious lounges, vast suites, saunas, spas and gyms. Top chefs prepare a la carte dishes for you to refuel with as you discover Egypt’s fascinating history, visiting temples and ancient landmarks.

The Vast Western Desert

The Western Desert covers a huge 700, 000 square kilometres, brimming with fascinating history and mythology. Visit the Temple of Hibis, built by Darius I for the god Amun, this is best preserved temple from the Persian rule, and the Deir-el-Hagar, the monastery of stone, having been covered in sand the temple is still in superb condition and features cartouches of emperors amongst others.

Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings, which lies on the western banks of the Nile, is the most well-known collection of elaborate tombs, created by ancient Egyptians for their pharaohs. In ancient times the tombs yielded treasures and goods for the afterlife (everything from underwear to furniture), much of these have been moved or taken now but you can still explore the various chambers of the tombs with your private guide who will indulge every secret of these early tombs.

Regions of Egypt

Cairo

Cairo is one of the world’s great cities with a history which runs back into the mists of time and whose architecture and culture has been influenced by its location at the crossroads between Europe, Arabia and Africa.

Modern Cairo is home to seventeen million people and is hot, noisy and very busy, though the old parts, particularly the Old Coptic and Old Islamic quarters have fascinating ancient architecture, palaces, ancient mosques and churches, bustling markets, fascinating museums and are steeped in Egypt’s vibrant culture. The Egyptian Museum is world famous for its collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts including the treasures of Tutankhamen and one could easily spend all day there.

Outside the city are the great pyramids, the Sphinx, tombs of Sakkara and Memphis, while through the city runs the Nile.

Cairo

Cairo is one of the world’s great cities with a history which runs back into the mists of time and whose architecture and culture has been influenced by its location at the crossroads between Europe, Arabia and Africa.

Modern Cairo is home to seventeen million people and is hot, noisy and very busy, though the old parts, particularly the Old Coptic and Old Islamic quarters have fascinating ancient architecture, palaces, ancient mosques and churches, bustling markets, fascinating museums and are steeped in Egypt’s vibrant culture. The Egyptian Museum is world famous for its collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts including the treasures of Tutankhamen and one could easily spend all day there.

Outside the city are the great pyramids, the Sphinx, tombs of Sakkara and Memphis, while through the city runs the Nile.

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One of the leading Africa travel specialists for over 25 years, our team has hundreds of years of combined travel experience.

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Luxury safari pricing guide

We aim to provide you with your ideal holiday, individually designed just for you and expertly organised. When you book with us you receive this perfectly designed holiday, travel advice and preparation, flawless organisation of the trip, ATOL financial protection and our 25 years’ experience. Because we have excellent confidential rates with lodges and airlines, the price of your holiday will be generally the same as you would pay were you to somehow book all the lodges, transfers and flights yourself.

There is a world of difference between one of our tailormade safaris and most package holidays printed in a brochure. Package holidays are usually designed to be as cheap as possible and of course involve large numbers of people doing the same thing. Our safaris use small, more exclusive and remote camps usually with guests flying in, and often virtually everything is included in the price. The experience is completely different.

Many of these small lodges and camps have broadly similar prices, and it is possible to arrange a superb safari holiday for between £6,000 to £10,000 per person ($8,000 – $13,000) season dependant, all inclusive. Realistically it is difficult to reduce that figure, and by including Botswana in peak season, chartering a private plane, disappearing to some magical desert island, or flying at the front of the plane it’s easy to substantially increase that figure!